spartan
Description
Wonderful dark purplish-red fruit which are firm, crisp and juicy. The flavour is quite sweet and very refreshing, with a lovely aroma. Bred by Mr. R. C. Palmer in British Columbia in 1926, this is a good pollinator of other varieties and is very disease resistant. Fruit can be on the small side, so give a high potash feed and thin the crop in late June.
Wonderful dark purplish-red fruit which are firm, crisp and juicy. The flavour is quite sweet and very refreshing, with a lovely aroma. Bred by Mr. R. C. Palmer in British Columbia in 1926, this is a good pollinator of other varieties and is very disease resistant. Fruit can be on the small side, so give a high potash feed and thin the crop in late June.
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Latin name: Malus domestica 'Spartan'
Type: dessert Uses: eat fresh, juice Flavour: good, sweeter Pollination group: |
Flowering time: 7 May (start) 12 May (full) 18 May (over)
Picking time: September Eating/storing time: 1 week Size: large Rootstock: M25 Year planted: 2012 |